Free Personal Hygiene Modules for Food Retail Associates

Promoting and Advancing Petroleum Marketing, Retail Grocery, and Convenience Stores in West Virginia

Driving Local Business and Community Growth Across West Virginia

Our Purpose and Commitment

OMEGA is a West Virginia-based organization dedicated to supporting and advancing the business interests of the state’s petroleum marketing, retail grocery, and convenience store industries.

As a network of over 225 locally owned businesses, OMEGA actively promotes cooperation, advocates for favorable legislation, and provides education and resources to its members. With over 50,000 employees, OMEGA members significantly contribute to the state’s economy, generating more than 10% of all state taxes and supporting local communities through scholarships, charitable donations, and civic involvement.

OMEGA is committed to fostering industry growth while serving West Virginians with essential services like fuel, food, and convenience.

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Join a Community that Champions, Connects, and Elevates!

Your Essential Connection in West Virginia

OMEGA offers three types of membership: Convenience Store Members, Petroleum Marketer Members, and Grocer Members, all of which play a vital role in providing fuel, food, and essentials across West Virginia. As a liaison with state and national agencies, OMEGA works closely with organizations like NACS, PMAA, FMI, and the N.G.A. to advocate on behalf of its members.

We keep members informed through newsletters, legislative updates, an online resource hub, and educational seminars. Additional member benefits include access to the Encova Workers’ Compensation Discount Program and participation in our annual Trade Expo and fundraising efforts for children’s charities. OMEGA is here to support, advocate, and enhance the success of our industry members.

Employees working in the grocery industry face unique food safety challenges. Because reinforcing critical food safety concepts and worker health are more important than ever, we have opened four critical SafeMark® modules for your review.

<div> <p paraid="919969979" paraeid="{ce73f42f-0c6a-4c7c-92d8-bcb7d3a28235}{33}">By: Gwen Lee, Senior Manager, Food Safety Programs, FMI  </p> </div> <div> <p paraid="2137875523" paraeid="{ce73f42f-0c6a-4c7c-92d8-bcb7d3a28235}{45}"><img src="https://www.fmi.org/images/default-source/photos-for-staff-use/food-safety/20151208-fmi-516r-web.tmb-large-350-.jpg?sfvrsn=1eb69a6f_2" data-displaymode="Thumbnail" alt="20151208-FMI-516r-WEB" title="20151208-FMI-516r-WEB" style="float: right; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 10px;" />Employees working in the grocery industry face unique food safety challenges. Whether in the bakery, at the meat counter, or in the produce department, supermarket employees are on the front line of food safety and need engaging, consistent training that mirrors real-life situations to learn and apply important food safety principles. </p> </div> <div> <p paraid="311714871" paraeid="{ce73f42f-0c6a-4c7c-92d8-bcb7d3a28235}{61}">Because reinforcing critical food safety concepts and worker health are more important than ever, we have opened four critical SafeMark® modules for your review. These <a href="https://www.fmi.org/safemark/food-handler-training">free modules are from SafeMark’s Food Handler</a> training: </p> <ul> <li paraid="311714871" paraeid="{ce73f42f-0c6a-4c7c-92d8-bcb7d3a28235}{61}">Handwashing  </li> <li paraid="311714871" paraeid="{ce73f42f-0c6a-4c7c-92d8-bcb7d3a28235}{61}">Glove Use </li> <li paraid="311714871" paraeid="{ce73f42f-0c6a-4c7c-92d8-bcb7d3a28235}{61}">Personal Hygiene </li> <li paraid="311714871" paraeid="{ce73f42f-0c6a-4c7c-92d8-bcb7d3a28235}{61}">Illness Reporting  </li> </ul> </div> <div> <p paraid="2136300725" paraeid="{ce73f42f-0c6a-4c7c-92d8-bcb7d3a28235}{113}">FMI is proud to deliver easy-to-navigate tools that connect retailers with their regulatory agency in order to drive compliance, reduce the burden of foodborne illness and facilitate a better understanding of applicable food safety training requirements. In many places food handler training is required for a store to meet regulatory requirements.  </p> </div> <div> <p paraid="246351219" paraeid="{eee46592-e2b9-4b89-98a4-a47330c056d8}{7}"><a href="https://www.fmi.org/safemark">SafeMark</a> can help food handlers learn to apply these principles directly to preventing food contamination and recognize steps needed to protect the safety of food in a retail setting.   </p> </div> <div> <p paraid="575715752" paraeid="{eec5d206-0ac5-43f3-8f05-179241d1d78f}{251}">The full SafeMark Food Handler training program reinforces the following concepts to a retail employee: </p> <ul> <li paraid="575715752" paraeid="{eec5d206-0ac5-43f3-8f05-179241d1d78f}{251}">How to properly handle food from the moment it enters your store.</li> <li paraid="575715752" paraeid="{eec5d206-0ac5-43f3-8f05-179241d1d78f}{251}">How to minimize the risk of food contamination and foodborne illness. </li> <li paraid="575715752" paraeid="{eec5d206-0ac5-43f3-8f05-179241d1d78f}{251}">The principles of cleaning and sanitation, and how to apply these principles in your operations. </li> <li paraid="575715752" paraeid="{eec5d206-0ac5-43f3-8f05-179241d1d78f}{251}">Clean and sanitize equipment and surfaces so food products stay free of contamination </li> <li paraid="575715752" paraeid="{eec5d206-0ac5-43f3-8f05-179241d1d78f}{251}">SafeMark is the only food safety training and certification program developed by retailers for retailers.  </li> </ul> </div> <div> <p paraid="225741518" paraeid="{f0d79d5b-f01c-4c35-8847-a0dbe37bcd14}{226}">The program offers courses for both managers and food handlers in multiple formats to help meet the unique training needs of any food retail organization.  </p> </div> <a href="https://www.fmi.org/safemark" class="button">Learn more about SafeMark® Food Safety Training</a> <br /> <h5> <br /> To Bring SafeMark® to your organization: </h5> <img src="https://www.fmi.org/images/default-source/fmi-staff/andrew-brown_125.tmb-small.jpg?sfvrsn=15134e6e_1" data-displaymode="Thumbnail" alt="andrew brown" title="andrew brown_125" style="float: left; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-right: 10px;" /> <a href="https://www.fmi.org/safemark/contact-us" class="button">Contact Andrew Brown</a><br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />

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Supporting West Virginia Communities

OMEGA members play a vital role in West Virginia, supporting communities through substantial tax contributions and a wide-reaching presence across the state. With over 55% of the population living in border counties, our members are dedicated to serving both local and regional needs. Beyond business, we’re proud to give back, having contributed over $3.1 million to children’s charities since 2003, reflecting our commitment to making a positive difference.